Headband for telephone receivers



Nuv. 29, 1927. 1,650,865

w. H. EDWARDS HEADBAND FOR TELEPHONE RECEIVERS Filed Oct. 1, 1925 ATTORN EY lit Patented Nov. 29, .1927.

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WILLIAM H. EDWARDS, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T0 AMERICAN TELE- PHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

HEADBAND FOR TELEPHONE RECEIVERS.

Application filed October 1, 1925. Serial No. 59,944.

This invention relates to telephone apparatus, and more particularly to head bands or supports for head telephone receivers.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved constructioil for head bands for telephone receivers which willu-eadily adapt itself to the head and ears of the user and will lie-free from parts likely to catch the hair of the user, or cause other discomiorts when placed in or removed from position or use.

A further objectof the invention consists in the provision of an arrangementof the above character in a comparatively inexpensive and eiiicient manner.

Tn accordance with thegeneral :t'eatures of this invention, there is provided a head band which is formed of two sections or parts so arranged to slide in relation to each other in such manner. that vertical adjust ment of the receivers associated with the head band is adapted to lit heads oi different sizes and shapes. The head band is so covered by smooth material that abrasions of the skin or catching of the hair of the user is prevented.

Referring to the drawing, Figure 1 illustrates a side view oi the improved arrangement. Fig. 2 is a top plan View thereof, and Fig. 3 is a view of an end portion of the head band, showing a telephone receiver in position thereon.

The invention may be more readily under stood from the following description, when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing in which one embodiment thereof is illustrated.

The head band proper is preferably composed of two arcuate pieces 55 of wire which are bent before assembly. These pieces of wire should have the necessary resiliency and rigidity, and may be u made from piano steel wire, nickle-silver, phos phor bronze or similar metal, and suitably finished. Each piece of wire is bent back upon itself in one planein the shape of an.

elongated U to vtor-1n substantially parallel strands which are then bent in a plane sub stantially at right angles to the first mentioned plane. I

The extremities of tips 66 of each piece of wire are bent at right angles of approximately 90 degrees from their main portion inwardly toward each other to fit recesses with respect to each other that with the tips or one piece and the closed end of the other piece in juxtaposition'so that the receiver cases may be oppositely mounted on each end of the structure. The two wires when so assembled conform to the shape of the .head, and the two receiver cases thereon are ina position to be placed over the ears.

When the two bent wires are placed together, a strand forming one side of one U- shaped member lies in close parallel relation with the opposite strand of the other U- shaped member, and over these closely ar ranged strands a tubular covering 9 is placed. This covering may be made of artificial leather or other suitable material, and may comprise parallel layers stitched together at their edges. Clips 10 are attired to the ends of the coverings 9, and these hold the ends together, and serve with the coverings to provide sufiicient clamping of the closely arranged parallel strands to hold them in position and to permit their extensible and slidable movement with respect to each other. To supplement the eitect of the coverings 9, or as an alternative arrangement therefor, tubular, metal clamp bands 11 may be provided at suitable positions on the wires as indicated more clearly in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

Spacing member-s12 are provided near the ends of the strands, and these lit around .crimped portions formed in the strands as indicated by the numeral 13 in Fig. 3. The members 12 may be otherwise suitably a1 fixed to embrace said strands in any suitable manner to prevent the longitudinal displacement of the members 12 on the strands.

The spacing members hold the ends of the strands together and prevent their sides being moved toward each other from the normai spaced relation illustrated. The spacing oi the strands is such that thetips 6 are slightly spread from each other in order to engage the recesses formed in the lugs 7, and are held in such engagement by the resiliency of the wires. When the receivers are so mounted, they are permitted to give limited angular transverse novement so that they automatically adjust themselves to the angles which each car makes with the sides of the head and consequently with the plane of the head band.

The closed or looped portions of the strands are preferably bent outwardly from the head band so that they may be readily grasped to slidingly push or pull the two sections of the head band vertically for the purpose of adjusting the height of the receivers to the ears of the wearer.

What is claimed is:

1. A telephone head band having two sections, each section comprising separated parallel resilient members conforming to the shape of the head, a receiver mounted on the end of each section, said members being slidably movable in a lengthwise direction with respect to each other to permit vertical adjust-ment of the receivers to the ears of the user.

2. A telephone head band comprising two sections, each section being composed of a continuous piece of wire formed into separated parallel strands, a receiver adjustably mounted on the end of each section, said sections being slidably movable in a lengthwise direction with respect to each other to permit vertical adjustment of the receivers to the ears of the user.

3. A telephone head band having two sections, each section comprising separated parallel resilient members conforming to the shape of the head, a receiver mounted on the ends of said resilient members, said members being slidingly movable in a lengthwise direction with respect to each other to permit vertical adjustment of the receivers to the ears of the user, and means for retain ing said resilient members in slidable position with each other.

at. A telephone head band comprising two sections, each section having separated parallel strands of approximately arcuate shape and conforming with each other to the shape of the head, a receiver mounted on the ends of each section, said sections being slidingly movable with respect to each other to permit vertical adjustment of the receivers to the ears of the user.

5. A telephone head band comprising two sections, each section having separated parallel strands connected together at one end and conforming with each other to the shape of the head, a receiver mounted on the ends of each section, said sections being slidingly movable with respect to each other to permit vertical adjustment of the receivers to the ears of the user, and means for retaining said sections in slidable engagement with each other.

6. A telephone head band comprising two sections, each section having separated parallel strands connected together at one end and conforming with each other to the shape of the head, a receiver mounted on the open ends of each section, the closed ends of each section being in proximity to the receivers and serving to vertically adjust said receivers to the ears of the user.

7. A telephone head band comprising two sections, each section having separated parallel strands connected together at one end and conforming with each other to the shape of the head and being slidingly movable with respect to each other, a receiver mounted on the open ends of each section, the closed ends of each section being in proximity to the receivers and serving to vertically adjust said receivers to the ears of the user, and means for retaining said sections in slidable engagenient with each other.

8. A head band having two sections, each section comprising a single flexible wire bent back upon itself in one plane in substantially parallel strands, the strands being also in a plane substantially at right angles to said first plane, and both sections conforming with each other to the shape of the head, the ends of the strands of each section being formed to engage a telephone receiver and being maintained in engagement therewith by the resiliency of the wires, and means for retaining said sections in slidable engagement with each other to permit vertical adjustment of the receivers to the ears of the user.

9. A head band having two sections slidably n'iovable with respect to each other. each section comprising a single flexible wire bent back upon itself in one plane in substantially parallel strands, the strands being also in a plane substantially at right angles to said first plane, and both sections conforming with each other to the shape of the head, the open ends of the strands of each section being formed to engage a telephone receiver and the closed ends of said sections being in proximity to the receivers and serving to vertically adjust said receivers to the ears of the user.

10. A head band comprising two sections, each section having parallel strands bent into substantially arcuate form, said sections being reversibly positioned with respect to each other with the strands of one section being in sliding engagementwith the opposite strands of the other section, a receiver mounted on the open ends of each section, and means for retaining said sections in sliding engagement with each other to permit vertical adjustment of the receivers in the ears of the user.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 28th day of September, 1925.

WILLIAM H. EDWARDS. 

